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BHS THIRD MULTI-LANGUAGE PRINCIPAL COFFEE MEETING: Friday, March 6th 8:15 - 9:45 AM at BHS Library
Dr Anderson will go over the Class Registration process for 2020-2021 school year at the 3rd Multi-Language Principal Coffee. There will be time at the end of the meeting for questions you may have on the presentation or other related topics. Interpreters are available for Chinese-Mandarin, Japanese, Korean Languages. All are Welcome.
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Soup4Simpson annual event is coming soon! Donations would be greatly appreciated!
To donate online:
- Sign in with student ID and password
- Click on your name
- Click on My School
- Click fundraisers
- Find Soup for Simpson and BUY!
- If you don't have a student ID, use the guest log in & create an account
- Click on Other Schools
- Click on High Schools
- Click on Bellevue High School
- Click on Fundraisers
- Select Soup4Simpson and BUY!
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Soup4SIMPSON
Dear Bellevue Community,
In January 2005 in his senior year at Bellevue High, Hunter Simpson was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. He died Dec. 31 at 18 years old after enduring six months of intense radiation and chemotherapy. Although Hunter lived a simple, giving, and short life, he packed it with more generosity than many twice his age. He is described as an old soul driven by his Christian faith, with a heart for social justice for the poor and oppressed. In honor of Hunter, Bellevue High School has held
SOUP4SIMPSON
for the last 14 years, an event consisting of soup, donations, cookies, high socks, and community.
SOUP4SIMPSON
lunch days give the students at Bellevue High the opportunity to make a little sacrifice to help those in need. The inspiration for this occasion came from Hunter's first and only semester of college. He decided to spend as little money as possible on his meal-plan that semester-so he had a cup of soup for lunch and a cup of soup for dinner every day costing him only $1.50/day. At the end of the semester, he had a $998 credit on his meal plan, which he used to purchase nonperishable food from the college cafeteria. He delivered this food to teenagers at the New Horizons Homeless Shelter for Teens in Seattle.
SOUP4SIMPSON
will be held again this year on
Wednesday, March 18th right after school (12:55) in the Commons/Cafeteria
. We have a soup line where students donate their lunch money for the day and receive a cup of soup in return. Last year we made $15,556.44 and hope to make this year's event even more successful. Overall, we have raised $101,489.44 for New Horizons in the 14 years we have held this event. Hunter was an amazing and empathetic person who led quietly, practiced what he preached, and always thought of others before himself.
SOUP4SIMPSON
is our opportunity to celebrate his life by coming together as a community and giving to others less fortunate than ourselves. We hope to continue honoring Hunter--living and learning from his example.
SOUP4SIMPSON
gives us the chance to follow his example and leave the world a little bit better than when we got here.
We invite all of you to join the soup line with us in our beautiful school! It really is heartwarming and inspirational to see our teenagers helping other teenagers less fortunate than themselves. Please contact Kathy Adams, our advisor for this event, at adamsk@bsd405.org if you have further questions. Hope to see you there!
The Soup4Simpson Committee
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BHS PTSA SPRING GRANTS
NOW OPEN: SPRING 2020 ENRICHMENT FUND GRANTS CYCLE
The Spring 2020 Grants Cycle is open; we look forward to your grant submissions. The BHS PTSA offers grants for items or opportunities that enhance the student experience. We encourage submissions from anyone within the BHS community including student clubs, student activities, athletic organizations and educational/administrative departments.
** Grant submissions are due
Friday, March 20, 2020 at 3 PM.
Grants Committee Advisory Meeting: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 (3:45-5:45PM)
Grants Committee Allocation Meeting: Thursday, March 26, 2020 (8:30-10:30AM)
Grant submission forms, program and process information can be found on the PTSA Website Grants Page.
For additional Grants program information contact
Kelly Silver, PTSA Grants Chair.
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REFLECTIONS UPDATE
Congratulations
to the students who moved on to the state competition!
Here are the awards for the Bellevue PTSA Council
Reflections
program this year.
Literature
Victoria Pang
What beauty should be
Outstanding Interpretation
Literature
Heather Wu
Children
Award of Merit
Music
Kiana Amini-Naieni
Bloom
Outstanding Interpretation
Music
Zihan(Jonathan) Sun
Identity
Outstanding Interpretation
Photography
Breanna Cea
Looking Glass
Outstanding Interpretation
Photography
Courtney Serres
Double Trouble
Outstanding Interpretation
Photography
Gloriya Plenkina
Fragile
Award of Excellence
Photography
Luke Schroth
Longing Eyes
Award of Excellence
Photography
Kimberly Wang
Flower in Water
Award of Merit
Photography
Priscilla Shih
Look Within Autumn
Award of Merit
Visual Arts
Emily Chen
Goldstruck
Outstanding Interpretation
Visual Arts
Marie Kang
Fleeting Thoughts
Outstanding Interpretation
Visual Arts
Olivia Ma
Beautifully broken
Outstanding Interpretation
Visual Arts
Yoona Oh
Past My Cover
Outstanding Interpretation
Visual Arts
Allen Bao
Imperfect Perfection
Award of Excellence
Visual Arts
Grace Park
Into Their Agony
Award of Excellence
Visual Arts
Sandy Kwong
The Window to My Soul
Award of Excellence
Visual Arts
Linda Yan
Looking within Your Identity
Award of Merit
Visual Arts
Minjoon Eom
The Truth Behind a Reflection Award of Merit
Visual Arts
Teulebit Ahn
Looking Inside Me
Award of Merit
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BOARD COMMUNITY FORUM
Dear Bellevue PTAs and PTSAs:
Please join the Bellevue School District Board for a community forum on Tuesday, March 3. The board of directors is inviting families and the community to come share issues of importance to families, students and the Bellevue community and to discuss District priority areas and what they mean. The Board would like to invite you to join us and to share this information with your communities. Event details and translations of the forum announcement are available on the March 3 Board Forum page.
When:
7:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. following the March 3, 2020 regular School Board meeting
Seating begins promptly at 7:30 p.m.
Where:
Wilburton Instructional Service Center, Rainier Room, 12241 Main Street, Bellevue 98005
Light refreshments will be served.
Interpreters provided in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. For additional interpretation services, send requests to
Board@bsd405.org
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Questions? Please reply to this email directly or contact Board@bsd405.org.
Thank you for your attention to this event!
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SAVE THE DATE!
***REGISTRATION IS OPEN - SEE THE LINK BELOW***
Is your student looking for another opportunity to practice the ACT or SAT?
On Saturday March 28
th
, the BHS Class of 2022 in conjunction with Princeton Review is
offering full scale practice ACT and SAT testing right at Bellevue High
. The fee is $35 and all proceeds benefit the BHS Class of 2022.
When: Saturday March 28. 9:00 am -12:45 pm. check in 8:30 am.
Where: Bellevue High School 10416 SE Wolverine Way
To register, please use the following link:
Note: These tests are open to students from any school or school district. So spread the word.
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ORCHESTRA BOOSTER NEWS
Orchestra Booster Meeting
Tuesday, March 3rd at 7PM
Please join the Orchestra Booster Club for their
monthly meeting
Tuesday, March 3rd at 7pm in room 1102, BHS
. We encourage and welcome all orchestra parents to attend in support of our students and faculty. Updates on our Lei fundraiser and upcoming spring concerts will be discussed. To learn more about the BHS orchestra, please visit
www.BellevueOrchestra.org
. If you have questions about volunteer opportunities, please email Michael Linscott at
silvaviator@gmail.com
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BHS THEATER ARTS UPCOMING SHOWS!
The best thing you can do to support your BHS Theater Arts students is to come see their shows.
Center Stage Auction and Student Showcase -
RSVP NOW!
Patrons of BHS Theater Arts you won't want to miss our very first auction/student performance showcase. A fun-filled evening to benefit Theater Arts at Bellevue High School. Plan to spend your evening with us！
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BSD FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SURVEY BEGINS 2/25
The Bellevue School District is conducting a survey on family engagement in order to strengthen relationships between schools and families. Creating meaningful partnerships with parents helps students succeed both academically and socially. When families engage, student attitudes and behavior are more positive, attendance is better, there are more opportunities to honor diverse cultural backgrounds, and open communication allows us to learn from each other.
The survey opened on February 25, 2020 when families received an email with a unique survey link from our survey platform (Panorama Education). Families received an email and survey for each school where they have a child enrolled, which means they may receive multiple surveys. They are asked to answer the survey based on the experience of their oldest child in the school. The survey is only five questions and is available in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Korean and simplified Chinese. You can visit your school's front office for more information.
Survey results will be shared with all families in a State of BSD Family Engagement Report before the end of the school year. School administrators will receive results for their individual schools and, as a next step, will work alongside parents to create family engagement practices for school improvement plans for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SAVE THE DATE
Save the Date! Friday, May 1, is our annual Spring for Schools luncheon at the Bellevue Hyatt Regency. Learn how your dollars transform our Bellevue district schools and support every student, every day. Education Showcase starts at 10:15am and luncheon 11:50am -1:15pm.
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UPCOMING EVENTS FROM BELLEVUE PTSA COUNCIL
International Women's Celebration
Friday, March 6, 2020
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Sammamish High School, Bellevue, WA
Hosted by Bellevue PTSA Council
Join to celebrate all women....the women we are and are becoming, the women in our lives, and the women in our society. Speakers, food, workshops, activities, resources, etc., All ages welcome. Free admission. Free Parking. View more details.
Student Self-Advocacy
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| March 3 |
Latino Parent Night, 6:30pm - 8:00pm @ Library |
| March 10 |
Spring Sports Parent Meeting, 7:00pm - 9:00pm @Main Gym |
| March 10 |
Band Concert, 7:00pm - 9:25pm @PAC |
| March 11 |
Principal Coffee, 8:15am - 9:15am @Library |
| March 12 |
Choir Spring COncert, 7:00pm - 8:55pm @PAC |
| March 13 |
Winter Recognition Assembly, 9:40am - 10:40am @Gym |
| March 14 |
Tolo 8:00pm - 11:00pm @BHS |
| March 16 |
Guitar & Steel Drum Concert, 7:00pm - 7:55pm @PAC |
| March 17 |
Orchestra Concert, 7:00pm - 8:55pm @PAC |
| March 18 |
Soup 4 Simpson, 1:00pm 2:00pm in the Commons |
| March 20 |
Snow Make Up Day - Regular Schedule |
| March 24 |
ASB Elections - AM Assembly Schedule |
| March 27 |
Lockdown Drill, 7th Period |
| April 7 |
Panorama Survey, Special Bell Schedule |
| April 7 |
Class Office Elections, Special Bell Schedule |
| April 10 |
Last Day of 3rd Quarter |
| April 13-17 |
Spring Break - All Offices and School are Closed |
A more detailed BHS Main Calendar is
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POST SEASON ATHLETICS NEWS UPDATE
SPRING ATHLETICS BEGIN SOON!!
Spring Sports Parent Meeting, March 10, 7:00pm - 9:00pm @Main Gym
Boys Baseball, Girls Badminton, Girls Golf, Boys Soccer, Girls Softball, Girls Tennis, Boys & Girls Track & Field, Boys Lacrosse and Girls Water Polo begin on Monday March 2nd.
Drill Team STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS March 28th
Cheer Team Tryouts are March 30th to April 3rd
Go Bellevue!!!
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BHS CHEER TRYOUTS
Tryouts for Bellevue Cheer are coming up soon!
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Tryout meeting: March 18th at 7:00pm BHS Library
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For more information about Bellevue High school cheer and how to sign up for tryouts go to
You can also email us at
With any questions!
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BHS BOYS SOCCER
Tryouts for spring soccer are March 2nd and 3rd. Please remember to have impact testing and PE forms current before tryouts, and sign up on Final Forms. Further information can be found on the BHS Athletics website
https://bsd405.org/bhs/wolverines/athletics/
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BHS 2020 FOOTBALL INFORMATION
Off Season Weight Lifting/Conditioning
All Student Athletes who are interested in playing football for the 2020 season are encouraged to attend off season workouts.
SPRING Workouts (March-June)
Starting March 2, Football Off Season Workouts will move to
5:45am.
Starting MARCH 2, 2020
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
5:45am-6:45am Conditioning/Weight Room workouts at BHS
players should meet in the weight room
Wednesday/Saturday Player Led Practices: Please have your student-athlete reach out to one of the following current players to learn more about player led practices:
- Bryson Sleeper
- Elliott Hamilton
- Collin Backer
- Peter Netelenbos
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ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Co-ed Team
The co-ed season finished with the Bellevue team falling to top-ranked Cleveland in state quarterfinals. Congrats to the players and coaches on a very successful season!
Girls Spring Season
Contact us at info@bellevueultimate.org or go to http://bellevueultimate.org to join or learn more about the upcoming season (March to May). We welcome newcomers to the sport!
It's going to be lots of fun this Spring and we look forward to a great season!!
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Hello Bellevue!
Are your kids wanting to revolutionize Bellevue's school environment?
If so, tell them to RUN for ASB!
We have a MANDATORY informational meeting on
3/17 3:30pm SHARP and ASB election packets
will be due at the meeting.
The packets will be available in the main office by 3/
(4)!
Finally, the ASB Election assembly will be on 3/24!
Sincerely,
ASB
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SENIORS
Class of 2020 Important Dates
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May 16, 2020
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Prom
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June 14, 2020
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Baccalaureate
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June 16, 2020
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Senior Breakfast
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June 16, 2020
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Graduation, Cookie Reception and Grad Night
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EARLY BIRD PRICING ($109) EXTENDED TO
FRIDAY MARCH 6, 2020
Senior Parents!
Early-bird pricing for the ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY (immediately following the graduation ceremony on June 16th
) ends *
THIS WEEK
* Don't miss out!
The deadline to take advantage of the $109 Early Bird pricing is March 6th (this Friday).
A not to be missed incredibly fun night - FOR ALL GRADUATES
- An entire evening (locations are a surprise!) with friends and classmates
- Games, food, prizes, entertainment and more!
- The last time graduates will be together with entire class until reunions!
To reserve your student's spot click link here to print and complete form(s)- REQUIRED. Make a check payable to "BHS PTSA" and put Seniors name in memo. Please drop off check/signed form(s) at BHS PTSA Drop Box in the main office.
2020 Class Office
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SOPHOMORES
Hello Parents! Thank you for your donations to our first Parent's Night Out and make sure to look forward to our next one!
Updates:
- Next Parent's Night Out will be on March 7th, more information coming soon
If you have any inquiries, advice/suggestions, or concerns don't hesitate to contact me at
s-fangst@bsd405.org
anytime. We truly appreciate your input to help us improve the Bellevue High experience for everyone! As a reminder, the Bellevue Blast posts our update's weekly, so stay tuned for the next one!
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PAVE THE WAY FOR THE NEW CLYDE HILL ELEMENTARY!
Students, staff, parents, and alumnae are invited to purchase engraved pavers featured at the front of Clyde Hill Elementary School!
This is your chance to leave a lasting legacy. Your paver purchase will support the Clyde Hill Elementary PTA Annual Fund that helps provide instructional aides, classroom experiences, software and community events.
TO PURCHASE A PAVER:
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EASTGATE ELEMENTARY PTA NEEDS HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS!
Volunteer Hours! Snacks provided!
March 13th
"Work Party Auction Prep" - help make boards, decorations and put together welcome packets for Eastgate's Auction
March 21st
"Taxi Service" and "Event Set up"- transport items from stores to the hotel, or help with set up
March 31st
"Tax letter Party" - help write and stuff tax letters
Please see details and sign up here:
https://signup.com/go/tGhvQiO (please note there are a few spots on the 21st are 21 and over, all on the 13th and 31st are any age)
Questions? Contact Angela Anderson, Eastgate PTA 2020 Auction Chair at angelandrsn@outlook.com
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FFEE SCHOOL SAFETY TRAINING
The Koshka Foundation for Safe (NPO) Schools is organizing a one-day training, "Connecting the Dots", on March 9, 2020.
Connecting the Dots: Safety in Action is a collaborative learning opportunity focused on violence prevention, school and community safety, and long-term recovery. Bringing together school safety teams and stakeholders, members of threat assessment teams in K-12 and higher education, law enforcement and security personnel, emergency managers, mental health providers and other stakeholders, discussions will focus on information sharing and strategies in prevention and long-term resiliency building.
Date & Location: Monday, March 9 at the University of Washington Tacoma (1918 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402. Free to attend,
register here
For more information, visit:
https://www.thesafetycollaborative.org/
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Bellevue High School has a very diverse cultural population.
If you need translation for articles in our newsletters, please try this
link:
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TEAM JAPANESE BLAST!
If you are interested in Japanese culture, Japanese anime, or take Japanese class and understand Japanese, why don't you join us, Team Japanese Blast? Team Japanese Blast is a group of parent and student volunteers who are engaged in translating the PTSA newsletter The Bellevue Blast into Japanese.
Hours for translation will qualify for volunteer hours, a graduation requirement!
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For our newsletter at any time by clicking on the link on top of this newsletter. Be sure to sign up for your student's graduating classes. You may also unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe button at the bottom of the newsletter.
SUBMISSIONS - 1 Weekly BELLEVUE BLAST EDITION
The Blast will be delivered once a week on Tuesday mornings. The deadlines for submitting articles are as follows:
- School news and PTSA articles - Friday deadline
- Athletics and Activities articles - Sunday deadline
- Submissions should be in plain text in the body of your email message or in a Word document.
- Items submitted may be accepted, rejected, or edited at our discretion.
- Please use a separate email for each article submitted.
- Titles should be included in the Subject line.
- Images may be included as JPEG or PNG files.
- Submissions received after Friday/Sunday will NOT be in the Tuesday issue, but will be in the following week's issue.
COMMENTS: Thank you for your articles. The newsletter is edited by Jia Ling(Janet) Liu and Rebekah Brown. Please submit all comments and questions to us at bellevueblast@bellevuehighptsa.com.
Thank you for staying informed!
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PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD / QUICK LINKS
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PTSA Presidents
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